They sat and regarded each other for a couple of minutes. Finally Stan said, "This is a little awkward."Anne commented "Yes, it is." Again she leaned ...orward and kissed Stan. Her feet slid out from under her as she pushed Stan down so that he was almost supine on the black leather sofa under her. Her kiss was firm and insistent as his mouth opened in response to her tongue.Finally she pulled back slightly and murmured, "That's better, isn't it?"Stan answered softly but with great feeling,. Her relaxation was so deep she had no time to react before she felt her skin blush hot beneath his touch. She positively tingled with the excitement it created. He paused to re-position her slightly on the pillows. “Stay there, honey, while I fetch the communion cup.” He stood up and went over to the wardrobe, coming back almost immediately. Again he started his massage of her back and admired his handiwork as her bottom glowed fiery red. “Communion time,” he. End over end, gasping in great sobbing breaths, with terror rattling in her lungs, only to start anew. His body already pumping with adrenaline, he'd jerked to the side of the road, tumbled out and scrambled on the soft shoulder to get to her when she’d choked and gurgled alarmingly, then started hollering again around the cloth in her mouth. The sour smell of her vomit, coupled with the way she was throwing herself around in the backseat against the safety restraints had made his lips twist. Over the next nine days, the Fort was a beehive of activity in anticipation of the review. Equipment and clothing was cleaned and mended; saddles and tack were polished until they gleamed; horses were brushed and brushed again until they shone. Subedar Major Para would lead the units out to drill using David’s Thor for his mount.Two days before leaving for Putan, a dress rehearsal was staged outside the Fort. David sat on Khan to receive the salute, which was rendered by Subedar Major Para,.